Mistakenly recognized as a cousin, thousands of pampered

After the court session that day, Shen Zhiyi followed Tao Hongyuan closely all the way to Tao's Mansion.

Today is a day of extraordinary significance to him - he can finally walk into the gate of the Tao Mansion with his head held high and with confidence.

The worries that my father-in-law would look down on me and chase me away like a chicken have now disappeared.

I no longer have to sneak over the wall in the middle of the night like a guilty thief.

"Greetings to my father-in-law, and my mother-in-law." Shen Zhiyi bowed respectfully with both hands. The pride in his expression was almost overflowing and he couldn't hide it at all.

"Ah."

Tao Hongyuan frowned slightly, looking at Shen Zhiyi who was in front of him with a smug look on his face. He felt like there was a stone blocking his heart, and no matter how he looked at him, he felt something was not pleasing to the eye.

But there was no way to refute it.

This was the first time that Zhong Yunxi was called mother-in-law, and she felt an indescribable strange feeling in her heart.

She had never expected that she would become the mother-in-law of Duke Shen in this life. This sudden change of identity made her feel dazed for a while.

"Mother-in-law, where is Ah Xi? Can I go look for her?"

"In... in my own yard, you can go." Zhong Yunxi came back to his senses and replied quickly.

"Then I'll take my leave. Please give me an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks today so I can have a meal." Shen Zhiyi said with a smile, his tone relaxed and natural, as if he had already been a member of this family.

"Okay." Zhong Yunxi was still a little confused and responded subconsciously. For a moment, it was difficult for her to react and she just stared blankly at Shen Zhiyi's departing back.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Zhiyi, who stepped into the backyard of the Tao Mansion for the "first time", did not need anyone to lead the way. He walked towards Tao Jiuxi's yard with familiarity. The degree of his smoothness was astonishing.

As soon as she arrived at the yard, the clever Mu'er saw Shen Zhiyi and immediately shouted crisply, "My son-in-law is here."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiyi immediately took out a bag of silver from his waist and threw it to Mu'er.

Seeing this, Mu'er's face lit up with smiles, and she quickly reached out to take the silver, saying, "Thank you, uncle, thank you, uncle."

Tao Jiuxi heard the noise outside and walked out of the house.

There were actually more than a dozen hairpins on her head. There were so many of them that her entire head swayed with her every move, looking precarious yet charming in a unique way.

"Axi, you are so beautiful and pretty after dressing up so carefully today." Shen Zhiyi had a smile on his face and his eyes were full of teasing.

"There are many beautiful hairpins and hairpins in the betrothal gifts your mother sent. They are so beautiful. I am trying them on." Tao Jiuxi said as she reached out to pull out a few of them. She looked delicate and cute.

"If you like them, wear them all. Each one suits you very well."

Tao Jiuxi welcomed Shen Zhiyi into the house and scolded her, "You didn't even discuss this with me before letting your mother come to propose marriage. At least let me change into some nice clothes. I'll need to remember you when I'm old."

"After the incident in Yulong City, His Majesty suspected that the surrounding small countries might unite to start a war. I am worried that there will be too many things to do in the future and I won't be able to give you a grand wedding. It would be better for us to get married first while the situation is still calm, so that I won't have to worry about the future." Shen Zhiyi explained patiently, with a serious look in his eyes.

"Well, but when did you take back the imperial edict granting me marriage?" Tao Jiuxi asked curiously.

"I sent it back to the palace on the day we left the capital. His Majesty promised to send someone to read it out on the day we returned to the capital. Just now I went to pay a visit to my father-in-law, and his face was really ugly, as black as the bottom of a pot." Shen Zhiyi said with a hint of pride.

"I was wondering why you were so cocky. Turns out you managed to win the game." Tao Jiuxi rolled his eyes at him, but couldn't help laughing.

"It was him who had to oppose us, causing me to be sneaky for so long."

At this time, Mu'er came in from outside with tea: "Uncle, please have some tea."

Shen Zhiyi took the teacup with a smile. He was in such a good mood that he felt like flying and couldn't suppress it.

"From now on, everyone in your courtyard will call me uncle when they see me."

"Yes, son-in-law, I'll go and tell him right away." There were only two servants in the yard, so Mu'er only needed to quietly tell Xing'er that the two of them could call each other like this privately in the yard.

"Ah Xi, I came here today for one more thing. I've already prepared your dowry, and it will be delivered to the house in front in the next few days. I've also hired an embroiderer to carefully embroider your wedding dress. If you have nothing to do in the next few days, go to the house in front to try it out. If there's anything that doesn't fit, just ask them to modify it. You don't have to worry about anything, just wait patiently for a month."

"You prepared everything by yourself?" Tao Jiuxi looked at him in surprise.

"Yes. My mother-in-law is only one or two years older than you. She probably doesn't understand either. I'll help you prepare it all to save you the trouble." Shen Zhiyi said nonchalantly.

"Shen Zhiyi... You're so kind. I'm even a little touched."

"A little bit is enough. Fang Mingxiu was so envious when he knew we were getting married. When I wanted to come and have a free meal today, I specifically told him, and he insisted on coming with me." Shen Zhiyi said with a beaming eyebrow, a cunning glint in his eyes.

"The results of it?"

"In the end, I slipped away first, and he didn't catch up."

Tao Jiuxi looked at his despicable appearance and felt both angry and amused. He couldn't help but give him a cold look.

In the evening, when Shen Zhiyi came out of Tao Jiuxi's yard, he learned that Fang Mingxiu "had another question to ask Tao Hongyuan" today. He didn't know whether he really had a question or was deliberately making an excuse. In any case, time had unknowingly dragged on to dinner time.

Tao Hongyuan looked at the two people who came to eat for free and sighed.

He can’t control it anymore! He can’t control it anymore!

For Shen Zhiyi, this meal was a very enjoyable and satisfying one.

The last time he had dined with everyone at the same table was several months ago. At that time, Shen Zhiyi had just rescued Tao Hongyuan from Shuzhou. The scene was still vivid in his mind.

Time flies like a white horse, and in the blink of an eye, ten months have passed.

After many twists and turns, Shen Zhiyi finally got what he wanted and gained a status with Tao Jiuxi.